SSEN Orkney Project Consulation - Have your say - OHS Opinion Poll

There is more detail on the OHS response to SSEN's proposed project and reaction to consultation on our News page.

We have launched an online opinion poll on SSEN's Orkney Project. By clicking on this link you can enter your views via an opinion poll on the SSEN consultation exercise and also on the project itself. We will use the responses to ensure our representations remain well grounded. Please do use this system as it allows us to rapidly collate views. It should work on all devices and you can paste text into your reply if required.

To see how your location will be impacted and for more detail on the proposed works, including maps showing the proposed routes of overhead power lines and locations of sub-stations, see here.

Also please also take the time to respond to SSEN's consultation itself via the SSEN website. Their page for the project can be found here.

Orkney Heritage Society have serious concerns regarding the proposed Trident poles - upwards of 700 very large double poles, standing 56ft high and 100 yards apart, which will stand in addition to the existing distribution network. To give some context, Orkney’s existing Hydro poles are 39ft in height:

The above and below images show SSEN's model showing the view from Grimeston looking c. south showing the proposed sub-station buildings to the west of Finstown.

To see how your location will be impacted and for more detail on the proposed works, including maps showing the proposed routes of overhead power lines and locations of sub-stations, see here.